Category: Conferences

Alumna Spotlight: Amanda Licastro

Digital Scholar Amanda Licastro, MAE ’08, teases out insights from student course blogs, online academic genealogies, and Twitter. BY HANA YOO   Amanda Licastro has more than 1,000 Twitter followers. One week, she recalls, her tweets garnered more than 29,000 views. Generally, her Twitter account averages a couple thousand views per week. “I joke that…Continue reading Alumna Spotlight: Amanda Licastro

Extended Submission Deadline for DePaul English Conference (4/15/15)

Sixth Annual English Department Spring Conference Friday, May 8, 2015 • Arts & Letters Hall, 2315 North Kenmore Avenue Keynote Speaker Crystal Chan, Author of Bird   DePaul English students now have one more week to submit their original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, literary analyses or criticism, and other work to this annual student-run conference. The conference…Continue reading Extended Submission Deadline for DePaul English Conference (4/15/15)

Reflections on ALA’s Midwinter Conference: Guest Post by MAWP Student Alexandra Messina-Schultheis

This January I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend the ALA (American Library Association) Midwinter Conference, which was held right here in Chicago. I’m currently interning in the marketing department at Albert Whitman & Company, a children’s book publisher based in Park Ridge, Illinois, and was able to snag a pass for myself (and…Continue reading Reflections on ALA’s Midwinter Conference: Guest Post by MAWP Student Alexandra Messina-Schultheis

Two Cities Review Prose Contest and Catamaran Writing Conference

Two Cities Review, a new literary magazine, is accepting submissions for its prose contest. The contest theme is Cities Gone Wrong. The winner in each category—fiction and nonfiction—will receive $250 and publication. The submission deadline is March 15, 2015. Writers can submit their entries for a $5 fee here. *** Catamaran Literary Reader is offering a $200…Continue reading Two Cities Review Prose Contest and Catamaran Writing Conference

Crossing Boundaries: Second Annual LAS Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference

Crossing Boundaries, the second annual LAS interdisciplinary graduate student conference, is taking place on Friday, March 6, 2015, in McGowan South (1110 West Belden Avenue). The day’s events—which run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.—include a faculty panel; poster presentations and paper panels featuring DePaul graduate student work; a keynote address by associate professor of English Miles Harvey; and a reception. All members of the DePaul…Continue reading Crossing Boundaries: Second Annual LAS Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference

Reminder: Submit Proposals for DePaul’s Interdisciplinary Grad Student Conference (Deadline: 1/23/15)

Crossing Boundaries, the second annual LAS interdisciplinary graduate student conference, is accepting proposals for papers, panels, or posters through Friday, January 23, 2015. Students interested in presenting at the conference may submit proposals here. The conference, which will showcase work by graduate students across many departments and programs, will take place on Friday, March 6, 2015. The one-day event will kick off at 11…Continue reading Reminder: Submit Proposals for DePaul’s Interdisciplinary Grad Student Conference (Deadline: 1/23/15)

Wayne State University’s Early Modern Studies Graduate Symposium Accepting Abstracts (Deadline: 1/16/15)

Wayne State University‘s sixth annual Group for Early Modern Studies (GEMS) graduate symposium welcomes abstracts from humanities graduate students working on the early modern period, broadly defined as 1400–1800. Abstracts should relate to the general theme of “will.” The symposium will take place on Friday, March 13, 2015, at Wayne State University in Detroit. The submission deadline is January…Continue reading Wayne State University’s Early Modern Studies Graduate Symposium Accepting Abstracts (Deadline: 1/16/15)

Call for Abstracts for AGS Graduate Student Conference in Paris (Deadline: 1/30/15)

The American Graduate School in Paris is accepting abstracts for its 2015 conference, The Influence and Role of NGOs in Global Governance: From Grassroots to Global. The conference will take place in Paris April 23–24, 2015. The abstract submission deadline is January 30, 2015, and the final paper submission deadline is March 27, 2015. Students may submit abstracts of…Continue reading Call for Abstracts for AGS Graduate Student Conference in Paris (Deadline: 1/30/15)

Call for Abstracts for Mind, Body, and (Con)Text: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Linguistics (Deadline Extended to 1/15/15)

The deadline to submit abstracts for Mind, Body, and (Con)Text: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Linguistics has been extended to January 15, 2015. School of Languages and Cultures 15th Annual Graduate Symposium March 6–7, 2015 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Graduate students may submit abstracts of up to 250 words to slcsymposiumpurdue@gmail.com. The email submission should specify the presenter’s name, institution of…Continue reading Call for Abstracts for Mind, Body, and (Con)Text: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Linguistics (Deadline Extended to 1/15/15)

NIU’s Ctrl, Alt, Delete Conference Accepting Abstracts (Deadline: 1/16/15)

The 23rd annual Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language, and Media (MCLLM) at Northern Illinois University is accepting proposals for 15-minute papers from individuals and panels. The conference will take place at Northern Illinois University March 27–28, 2015. This year’s theme is Ctrl, Alt, Delete. The deadline for proposals is January 16, 2015. Graduate students should send their 200- to 250-word proposals…Continue reading NIU’s Ctrl, Alt, Delete Conference Accepting Abstracts (Deadline: 1/16/15)

Crossing Boundaries: LAS Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference

DePaul’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences invites all LAS graduate students to attend Crossing Boundaries, the second annual LAS interdisciplinary graduate student conference.   The conference, which will showcase work by graduate students across many departments and programs, will take place on Friday, March 6, 2015. The one-day event kicks off at 11 a.m. in McGowan South (1110 West Belden Avenue).  …Continue reading Crossing Boundaries: LAS Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference